Testa Surname

7,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77,033 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Monaco

Testa Surname Definition:

(Italian) One who had a large or unusual head; descendant of Testa, a pet form of Battista (Baptist).

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Testa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy46,1881:1,32453
United States11,1191:32,5984,069
Argentina5,2861:8,086801
Brazil4,2871:49,9361,941
France2,4391:27,2343,283
Philippines1,5761:64,23710,913
Venezuela8181:36,9242,092
Canada5911:62,3447,286
Spain5031:92,9467,757
Uruguay4751:7,225801
Australia4641:58,1807,082
Mexico4551:272,8056,434
England3991:139,64413,590
Switzerland2901:28,3204,325
Germany2871:280,50729,430
Panama2791:14,0221,088
Belgium1881:61,1529,850
Malta1741:2,473200
Chile1531:115,1404,203
Israel1371:62,4647,884
South Africa1321:410,43735,867
Paraguay1201:60,3061,649
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Ecuador1061:150,0557,095
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Monaco311:1,19626
Seychelles231:4,017661
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Wales71:442,07621,198
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Denmark61:940,78647,603
India61:127,844,230863,365
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
China31:455,773,85521,925
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belize11:355,4743,977
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Guam11:160,1214,893
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Testa (850) may also be a first name.

Testa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One who had a large or unusual head; descendant of Testa, a pet form of Battista (Baptist).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Testa is the Italian word for 'head'.

- Drew Testa

Testa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Testa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Testa (Arabic: تيستا, Russian: Теста) occurs in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Testa? popularity and diffusion

Testa is the 7,376th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 94,603 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Testa reside; 61 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 279,628th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 850 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Italy, where it is carried by 46,188 people, or 1 in 1,324. In Italy Testa is most frequent in: Lombardy, where 24 percent are found, Lazio, where 19 percent are found and Piedmont, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Italy Testa exists in 89 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Argentina, where 7 percent are found.

Testa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Testa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Testa last name grew 158,843 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,990 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Testa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Testa surname are 2.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.69% being registered with the party.

The amount Testa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 2.37% more than the national average, earning €30,741 per year; in South Africa they earn 214.04% more than the national average, earning R 746,268 per year; in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,122 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.38% more than the national average, earning $55,337 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Testas91531/
Testai91370/
Testaz91110/
Testad9170/
Testta9151/
Testaj9146/
Teista9134/
Tiesta9128/
Toesta9119/
Testay9115/
Testaa9111/
Thesta916/
Teasta915/
Testea914/
Testaì914/
Testat913/
Teesta913/
Testau913/
Testah912/
Testga911/
Tessta911/
Testaí911/
Testha911/
Teta8920,399/
Testaud8385/
Testahy8348/
Testeau836/
Testhai836/
Testaux832/
Teshtah832/
Theista831/
Testaut831/
Thestai831/
Tosta809,677/
Tista804,852/
Testi803,218/
Teste802,655/
Texta801,015/
Tetta80725/
Tetea80656/
Testo80562/
Tetaj80549/
Tetaz80522/
Teuta80491/
Teata80482/
Tetah80419/
Teeta80308/
Tetay80244/
Theta80189/
Tetai80145/
Tetas80129/
Teita80112/
Testy80109/
Tetga80101/
Tasta8098/
Tetau8087/
Tetha8072/
Tieta8059/
Tetap8054/
Tetoa8029/
Testé8015/
Tehta809/
Tetat808/
Tetaa802/
Tezta802/
Șteta801/
Teïta801/
Tgeta801/
Teyta801/
Tteta801/
Teshtash77157/
Testault7757/
Testeaux7720/
Testeaud771/
Testthai771/
Tester7310,746/
Thetha73500/
Tetaud73374/
Teatea73291/
Tieste73191/
Tystad73169/
Tehtap7395/
Testou7387/
Tettay7380/
Testti7372/
Teteau7370/
Teasto7357/
Thetga7353/
Testot7348/
Tistha7342/
Tettah7341/
Testet7337/
Tiesto7326/
Teiste7324/
Teaste7323/
Tiszta7323/
Tastay7321/
Tettau7320/
Testos7320/
Tistas7320/
Testoi7319/
Thetaz7317/
Testes7315/
Tistad7313/
Teatai7313/
Testte7312/
Teitay7311/
Teteah7310/
Testee739/
Teitat739/
Tyshta737/
Thetai736/
Teetaa736/
Thieta735/
Teytau735/
Teutau734/
Thista734/
Teetau734/
Teitaa734/
Teztaz734/
Theeta733/
Testis733/
Tastai733/
Testie732/
Teitas732/
Theata732/
Tettea732/
Testuo732/
Thesty732/
Tettas732/
Tetaah732/
Tetach732/
Teetas732/
Tyszta731/
Teatoa731/
Teitah731/
Teitha731/
Teytah731/
Teytat731/
Tetaha731/
Tetayt731/
Tethai731/
Tishta731/
Tistap731/
Thasta731/
Ttetat731/
Testez731/
Testiğ731/
Testys731/
Tetaut731/
Tetays731/
Teetea731/
Teetha731/
Te'eta731/
Tastta731/
Thetat731/
Tietah731/
Teshte731/
Tietaa731/
Tethat731/
Tastah731/
Tastha731/
Tedtap731/
Teetat731/
Teasty730/
Teishetta711/
Tita6720,614/
Teto6718,878/
Teaster67759/
Theytaz67591/
Teister67330/
Tietaah67278/
Teitatt67115/
Teytaud6773/
Testoud6742/
Thettha6728/
Tistadt6725/
Thetais6710/
Tejster6710/
Thistad6710/
Thistha679/
Teytaut678/
Thettai678/
Testehd677/
Teatash677/
Tettaut676/
Ttettas675/
Tetault675/
Teyteau675/
Tyta675/
Testich673/
Teitach673/
Theetha673/
Tgeetha672/
Tedthai672/
Thedtha672/
Teetash671/
Teytatt671/
Testees671/
Testher671/
Tethaid671/
Tettath671/
Tishtha671/
Tèta671/
Teestih671/
Téta671/
Têta671/
Teïtatt671/
Testost671/
Testout671/
Testoux671/
Tetahee671/
Tehtaat671/
Tehtahe671/
Thieste671/
Thetaut671/
Thettah671/
Tistaya671/
Tjta671/
Thestis671/
Thedtai671/
Testest671/
Teethat671/

Testa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Testa in the Russian language
Тестаtesta-
Testa in the Arabic language
تيستاtysta-
تستاtsta-
تِستاtista-

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